Top 25 Slovaks All Time List

[slovakfan*]

Originally Posted by VanIslander

Jan Lasak played very well in the Memorial Cup I recall.

And in terms of talent Gaborik and Nagy should be higher on that list, shouldn't they?

if we are talking about talent svatos should be higher than nagy too..
but it is about what they achieved now not only about their talent.

[CHL Watcher]

Originally Posted by slovakfan

1. Peter Stastny
(Stan Mikita)
2. Vladimir Dzurilla - he never played in NHL but he was at least equal to tretiak
3. Peter Bondra
4. Pavol Demitra
5. Marian Stastny
6. Zigmund Palffy
7. Anton Stastny
8. Miroslav Satan
9. Ladislav Trojak http://www2.steelarena.sk/index.php?context=295&p=186
10. Igor Liba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Liba
11. Darius Rusnak
12. Marian Hossa
13. Robert Svehla
14. Zdeno Chara
15. Marian Gaborik
16. Lubomir Visnovsky
17. Michal Handzus
18. Jozef Stumpel
19. Ladislav Nagy
20. Andrej Meszaros (future #1 Slovak D)
21. Zdeno Ciger (should be higher but he is very self-conceited and he did nothing)
22. Lubomir Sekeras
23. Marek Svatos
24. Vincent Lukac (same like ciger but worse...)
25. Jan Lasak (OK OK but who did that SAVE against Sweden in 2002? )
(Peter Budaj)

hey... I forgot on Jozef Golonka -19.th place

Two words for the future of a Slovak defense...
Andrej Sekera

[ohlfanos]

As a fellow Owen Sounder, I second that thought!!! Andrej will shine!!!
P.S. what is up with the NOOF Watcher???

[slovakfan*]

Originally Posted by CHL Watcher

Two words for the future of a Slovak defense...
Andrej Sekera

there are other words...
Milan Jurcina, maybe Boris Valabik, but #1 is till now Andrej Meszaros

[unicorn6776]

I would have to say Ladislav Trojak and Peter Stastny are the greatest players from Slovakia. Both were pioneers in their own way. Stastny is a player like Hawerchuk, Oates, or Mike Rogers, who might have had LEGENDARY status if his era hadn't been so close to that of Gretzky and Lemieux.

[Lukko4]

I wouldn't have Nagy and Meszaros on this list, especially since Oto Hascak isn't on it.

Hascak was among the early leaders when Slovakia started competing independant from the Czechs, and I know he was captain of the team. He was a part of those early teams that had to battle from the C pool up to the world pool. He also had some excellent seasons playing with Dukla Trencin as well as abroad. Also don't forget two Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 1996 World Cup.

Jan Lasak, I feel deserves to be higher up on the list. He is the one who really put Slovak goaltending on the map. (No disrespect to Vlado Dzurilla), but Lasak was in goal for the 1999 World Juniors when the Slovaks won the Bronze and he stood on his head (who could forget the 0-0 tie vs. Canada and Roberto Luongo), and if you look, any time a Slovak team has medaled in a tournament at the top level, Jan Lasak has ben in net.

Just my 2 koruna

[unicorn6776]

Originally Posted by slovakfan

there are other words...
Milan Jurcina, maybe Boris Valabik, but #1 is till now Andrej Meszaros

It is MUCH too early in his career to put Boris Valabik on that list. He or Vladimir Mihalik could be the next "Chara-in-waiting", but there is no way we can know just yet. Top 25 Slovak players ever. It will be at least 5 years before you can say that about Valabik.

[MadArcand]

Originally Posted by Stevenet

I wouldn't have Nagy and Meszaros on this list, especially since Oto Hascak isn't on it.

Hascak was among the early leaders when Slovakia started competing independant from the Czechs, and I know he was captain of the team. He was a part of those early teams that had to battle from the C pool up to the world pool. He also had some excellent seasons playing with Dukla Trencin as well as abroad. Also don't forget two Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 1996 World Cup.

Jan Lasak, I feel deserves to be higher up on the list. He is the one who really put Slovak goaltending on the map. (No disrespect to Vlado Dzurilla), but Lasak was in goal for the 1999 World Juniors when the Slovaks won the Bronze and he stood on his head (who could forget the 0-0 tie vs. Canada and Roberto Luongo), and if you look, any time a Slovak team has medaled in a tournament at the top level, Jan Lasak has ben in net.

Just my 2 koruna

Lasak? No way. For every great save he made, he made a great blunder as well (think the coma on ice against Canada when Niedermayer tripped him behind net, resulting in a goal).

Plus, he's a gigantic jerk.

[debil]

Demitra is good but not top 10 for sure. Dont forget to put there our top dmen which I believe are Svehla and Visnovsky. Generally its difficult to evaluate different generations and compare who was better. ]

For me #1 is Peter Stastny.

[Leaf Lander]

what would your list look like today

[Indian]

Well a good starting point to this list would be the Hall of fame of slovakian hockey http://www.sienslavy.sk/clenovia. Than you might add our present and past top nhlers.

[vlady]

just sketched this up real fast. I am open to suggestions.

1. peter stastny
2. vladimir dzurilla
3. zdeno chara
4. peter bondra
5. ladislav trojak
6. ziggy palffy
7. jozef golonka
8. anton stastny
9. marian stastny
10. marian hossa
11. robert svehla
12. darius rusnak
13. vincent lukac
14. pavol demitra
15. miroslav satan
16. lubomir visnovsky
17. marian gaborik
18. jozef stumpel
19. dusan pasek
20. igor liba
21. zdeno ciger
22. michal handzus
23. jaroslav halak
24. jan lasak
25. lubomir sekeras

[Patriks7]

^

I take it you don't count Mikita as a Slovak?

[Tatanik]

Originally Posted by MadArcand

Lasak? No way. For every great save he made, he made a great blunder as well (think the coma on ice against Canada when Niedermayer tripped him behind net, resulting in a goal).

Plus, he's a gigantic jerk.

On his day Lasak is a brilliant goalie, and was simply outstanding in the 2002 WC.

Shame we rarely see that potential :/

[Ivanko]

Originally Posted by vlady

just sketched this up real fast. I am open to suggestions.

1. peter stastny
2. vladimir dzurilla
3. zdeno chara
4. peter bondra
5. ladislav trojak
6. ziggy palffy
7. jozef golonka
8. anton stastny
9. marian stastny
10. marian hossa
11. robert svehla
12. darius rusnak
13. vincent lukac
14. pavol demitra
15. miroslav satan
16. lubomir visnovsky
17. marian gaborik
18. jozef stumpel
19. dusan pasek
20. igor liba
21. zdeno ciger
22. michal handzus
23. jaroslav halak
24. jan lasak
25. lubomir sekeras

Pretty good list. I would put Hossa ahead of Anton and Marian Stastny, Demitra ahead of Lukac and Rusnak and maybe add Miro Ihnacak at the end of the list instead of Lasak.